History Today

A look into an ‘Army Museum’ in Brussels.

Liz Sagues looks at how the Museum of London are revamping their current exhibitions.

Jennifer Carter takes a look back on the history of the university of Aberdeen.

David Abulafia reassesses the life and motives of a notorious ruler and the complex web of Renaissance diplomacy involving him which led up to the Italian wars.

Andrew Martindale explains why Renaissance Sienese doctored the history of a 12th-century papacy when decorating their new city hall.

Jane Lewis assess the arguments surrounding the British welfare state.

Madelon Powers explains how bold women carved out their own space in the saloons of America.

Richard Cavendish examines the history of the British Golf Museum.

When did England become England? Was Alfred really the great ruler of all the English - or was it just a question of clever Wessex PR? Patrick Wormald investigates the myths and realities of unification in Anglo-Saxon England.

How did Hollywood screenwriter Frank Capra get involved in the sort of film projects that in his and other hands filled a generation of American servicemen with a fundamentalist world view? James Gilbert offers an explanation.